MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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